Special Operations Forces Retention Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends federal Armed Forces provisions to require the retired military pay of a qualified special operations forces member to be increased by the amount of specified special and incentive pays received by such member prior to retirement.
Requires the member, in order to qualify for such retired pay increase, to have been: (1) paid special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger for no fewer than 18 months; and (2) assigned in a special operations forces duty assignment for not less than 60 months.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H.R. 5584 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5584
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of
certain special and incentive pays in the computation of military
retired pay for members of the Armed Forces who have a special
operations forces designation.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 12, 2006
Mr. Hayes (for himself and Mr. McIntyre) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of
certain special and incentive pays in the computation of military
retired pay for members of the Armed Forces who have a special
operations forces designation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Special Operations Forces Retention
Improvement Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF SPECIFIED SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAYS IN
COMPUTATION OF MILITARY RETIRED PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES WITH A SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES
DESIGNATION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 71 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1415. Members with special operations forces designation:
increase in retired pay for receipt of certain special
pays
``(a) Increase in Retired Pay for Qualifying Members.--The retired
pay of a member who is a qualifying special operations forces member
and who retires on or after the date of the enactment of this section
shall be increased by the amount determined under subsection (b).
``(b) Computation of Increase.--
``(1) Sum of prorated monthly special pays.--The amount of
an increase in retired pay under this section for any member
shall be the sum of the amounts determined under paragraph (2)
for that member.
``(2) Pro rating of special pays.--For each covered monthly
special pay that the member received at any time while on
active duty, there shall be determined the amount that is equal
to the product of--
``(A) the monthly amount of such covered special
pay that the member received for the final month for
which the member received that special pay; and
``(B) the fraction in which--
``(i) the numerator is the number of months
for which the member received that special pay;
and
``(ii) the denominator is the total number
of months for which the member received basic
pay.
``(c) Covered Monthly Special Pays.--For purposes of this section,
the term `covered monthly special pay' means the following incentive
and special pays, each of which is paid on a monthly basis:
``(1) Incentive pay under section 301 of title 37, relating
to performance of hazardous duty required by orders.
``(2) Aviation career incentive pay under section 301a of
title 37.
``(3) Submarine duty incentive pay under section 301c of
title 37.
``(4) Special pay under section 304 of title 37, relating
to diving duty.
``(5) Special pay under section 305 of title 37, relating
to hardship duty.
``(6) Special pay under section 305a of title 37, relating
to career sea pay.
``(7) Special pay under section 305b of title 37, relating
to service as a member of a Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil
Support Team.
``(8) Special pay under section 306 of title 37, relating
to officers holding positions of unusual responsibility and of
a critical nature.
``(9) Special pay under section 307 of title 37, relating
to special duty assignments for enlisted members.
``(10) Special pay under section 310 of title 37, relating
to duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger.
``(11) Special pay under section 314 of title 37, relating
to qualified members extending duty at designated overseas
locations.
``(12) Incentive pay under section 320 of title 37,
relating to career enlisted flyers.
``(13) Special pay under section 328 of title 37, relating
to combat-related injury rehabilitation.
``(d) Qualifying Special Operations Forces Members.--A member is a
qualifying special operations forces member for the purposes of this
section if the member has a special operations forces personnel
designation and--
``(1) the member was paid special pay for not fewer than 18
months under section 310 of title 37, relating to special pay
for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger; or
``(2) the member was assigned to duty in a special
operations forces duty assignment for not less than 60 months
(whether or not consecutive).
``(e) Treatment Under Other Provisions Relating to Retired Pay.--An
amount by which retired pay is increased under this section shall not
be considered to be retired pay--
``(1) for purposes of section 1408 of this title; or
``(2) for purposes of the Survivor Benefit Plan under
subchapter II of chapter 73 of this title.
``(f) Retainer Pay.--In this section, the term `retired pay'
includes retainer pay payable under section 6330 of this title.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``1415. Members with special operations forces designation: increase
in retired pay for receipt of certain
special pays.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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